7/8-18 Left handed tap

[Jesus_man]

Anyone have one or know where to find one? A member here, Curtis, just put new steering in his bronco with cheby one-ton TRE's. After welding, can't rethread the TRE's into the inserts so needs to clean them up a bit. Any leads appreciated!

J.D.

[Gunnibronco]

I'd check with a local machine shop. Our bodyshop painter's family owns a machine shop (not engine machining, they make parts & other manufacturing) and he has the tap & some machine/thread cutter that can do most any female thread pitch.

Chad

[Jesus_man]

He said he'd checked with local shops, but they key is to find someone with a lathe...

J.D.

[Justin]

Where is he? I know a shop in Longmont that could probably do it.

[Jesus_man]

In the 'Springs here. Would prefer to find someone local of possible, but that may not work out. I just know he doesn't have a lot of free time, but I do not know how often get gets to Denver.

[ZOSO]

I had to do the same thing to mine. What I do was make a tap out of the end of the tre. I cut a few angled grooves in it and just worked the tre in and out slowly with cutting oil.

[Jesus_man]

With what did you cut the grooves did they wrap around the stud like flutes on a drill bit?

[ZOSO]

I just used a cut off wheel. Yea kinda like flutes in a drill bit. About the first 1/2 to 3/4" of the threads.